The New Ukrainian School is supposed to be updated through the content of education aimed at forming key life competencies, creating a modern educational space with the necessary conditions, means and technologies for teaching and developing all subjects of pedagogical interaction, the key role in which belongs to a motivated, creative and professionally competent teacher. The culturological potential of the educational branch Natural Sciences involves the formation of environmental literacy as an element of the culture of an educated person, the development of life-supporting skills for a healthy lifestyle, the ability to solve environmental problems, as well as human and society safety. In this regard, the range of requirements for the modern teacher of Natural Sciences has expanded significantly. At present, the teacher’s personality is moving into the center of attention, his culture as a professionally important quality, a wide range of subject competency, consistent with value and semantic attitudes.